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A whirlwind of literary events – life in the READING lane!

Loved speaking to the kids and parents and grandparents at Sutherland Library Sydney for the National Year of Reading.

Touched by this email from Jennifer Dyer who was convenor of the Library Technician’s Conference at Bankstown this year:-

‘That was a fabulous presentation you gave at Sutherland Library this week. ‘

Thankyou to the fabulous librarian at Sutherland Library – Melinda – visit that terrific library as there’s lots on there as well as BOOKS!!!!!

The launch of Oliver Phommavanh’s sequel to Thai Terrific – called Thai No Mite was fun, fabulous and delicious – at Kinokuniya Book Shop in Sydney.  Kinokuniya support Kids Authors!!!

Lots of kids and parents.

Lots of food – pad thai and spring rolls and more

Lots of jokes – it’s Oliver afterall – he’s a funny guy

Lots of celebration of another winning book for kids – Thai-No-Mite  published by Penguin Books.

Special treat was meeting Jennie Orchard of Room to Read there – www.roomtoread.org

Room to Read is one of my favourite charities bringing literacy and books to the kids of the developing world. So far 6.6 million kids have books and Room to Read builds a library every 4 hours in countries like Vietnam, Nepal, India – love Room to Read and Jennie who founded it in Australia.

Proud to be an author ambassador for Room to Read.

Come on in and join the National Year of Reading in a celebration of books.

http://www.love2read.org.au

The National Year of Reading 2012 is about children learning to read and keen readers finding new sources of inspiration; respecting the oral tradition of storytelling; rediscovering the magic of books and about Australians becoming a nation of readers.

I am proud be be a NSW Ambassador for The National Year of Reading with Richard Glover writer and ABC personality.

The National Year of Reading 2012 is a collaborative project joining public libraries, government, community groups, media and commercial partners, and the public. We’re a family – and we’re represented by every State:-

I love promoting reading and sharing my books and have been on the road for the past two months speaking to 1000′s of kids.

I have had the best writing tour ever travelling across Sydney, NSW, Queensland – thankyou to the welcome from schools from

De la Salle Caringbah; Sackville St Public School Ingelburn, St Mary’s Primary Toowoomba, Towoomba Grammar Junior College, Holy Rosary Roblane Windsor (Brisbane), Marymount College Burleigh Waters, St Jerome’s Primary Punchbowl, St Brendan’s Carter’s Rd Lake Mumorah. Rose bay Convent College, Randwick Primary  … and many, many more. LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!